I gave this film a go and was so disappointed. The acting is so bad it's cringe-worthy. You just can't settle into the story and take it seriously. It is almost like the film was made 20 years ago with some guys they just plucked off the street. Shame, because I like to support British films - but this one sucked. In all respects give give the film a go, but be warned.P.S. There also seem to be many fake reviews on Amazon giving it 4-5 stars, the accounts only review this one film - sounds like they tried to beef up the ratings because it is so bad. I have no idea what the budget was on this film but it was money down the drain.

I am not sure what the movie Axed was supposed to be. I mean, it starts off as a socially and relevant statement of layoffs and the pain associated with that. Then it shoots in multiple directions in 10 minutes and finally settles down to a fairly simple straight line of a horror film.OK. I'll concur, since the majority of the film is that straight-lined plot is the horror story, that's what this is meant to convey.There is a problem, uh, well, many problems, with the feature production. It's probably best to dive into the synopsis first:Man: Husband and Father, loses job and even though he's enormously abusive – both verbal and physically – toward his son, daughter and wife, he decides it's time to take a holiday to the middle of Nowhere, England. While there, his car breaks down, works and then is dead again, and the family sets up camp in a cottage as part of Daddy's "surprise" vacation.Well, his plan, as the title suggests, is to axe off his family and then die himself. All thanks to the layoff and maybe one other plot twist.I mentioned there was a problem, or a few. The kids and spouse might have come accustomed to his outraging and domineering personality, but when they notice a changeover from Angry Dad to Killer Dad, they had more than plenty of chances to escape. Naturally, they would have to save that for the climax (no real spoiler there – watch a horror movie or two before complaining to me) but it was utterly ridiculous that not one of the three "normal" family members don't take advantage of the 1,500 opportunities to flee.While that's weird, at least you can take in the crisp countryside cinematography. The movie was very nicely shot – the filmmakers knew what they were doing, but sadly didn't coordinate well with the writer.Luckily, in addition to the rich landscaping, the acting wasn't too bad and I did believe the character existed. It was just hard to believe they didn't react.But, then again, I've never been in this situation. So what do I know?Barely recommended – when your Netflix Queue is almost at its end of other horror recommendations.

I'd read reviews about this film and was intrigued by the conflicting opinions so I had to watch it and find out for myself, being English I love films with a British feel to them. I was majorly disappointed.The plot is thin, the acting is...OK, the character flaws are too many to mention, the filming is mediocre, the script is completely benign.Firstly the plot is intriguing and potentially a good basis for a psychological thriller and drama. This is completely wiped away by the sheer lack of believability of some of the events as the film unfolds.After his first kill, no-one tries to get away or get help. This continues throughout the film, and it's annoying to the point of being ridiculous. No human being would sit and watch someone murdering their mother and then go and sit down for dinner. RIDICULOUS.Furthermore, an iron gardening fork through the foot/ankle and he takes it out and walks (with a bit of a limp), carrying an axe with arm that's connected directly to the chest muscles he got stabbed 3 times in just minutes before.He harps on about this big project going according to plan, to kill everyone and himself by 6am, and then has a monologue about how he wants to see his daughter get married. Before stabbing her.And the stereotypical gay son/abusive father dynamic could have been utilized so much more in this. It was pretty much just an abusive bloke with a wimpy son by the end. They had multiple chances to kill him, but didn't. Didn't even taunt him or get angry with him. They also had MANY chances to flee. And in what looked to be about 15 acres of forest, they finally run away, and daddy finds them in about 5 seconds flat.Utter drivel. The gore wasn't even realistic or satisfyingly gruesome. Neither was the ending. Oh, and *SPOILER ALERT* one last thing. Four pills (count them) in the bowl, he takes five out one at a time and pops them.Only genuine reason for following this all the way through to the end was to see Christopher Rithin put on a good performance.Complete waste of time. Don't bother with it.

My boyfriend and I saw this film at the Bram Stoker Film Festival. We're both geeks and love low budget horror and we're always looking for something fun to watch. I found it a fun little ride with a good mix of scary and funny moments nothing to deep but a good salute to other horror films. Strong performances from the father played by (Jonathan Hansler) and the daughter (Nicola Posener) and loved the scene with the boyfriend(Brandon Francis). I think it's well worth a watch.Lucy